Don't think Carberry has shown any lack of willingness in first class cricket, has just struggled with illness and the injury, if he stays fit all season he should get runs.

The player we really need more runs from is Vince, I like him a lot and he is fantastic to watch but this needs to be a breakthrough year for him in 4 day cricket (pretty sure I said the exact same thing last year.) Does not have to average anything ridiculous, anything over 40 is pretty good in division 2, but needs a lot more than the one score past 50 he managed last season.

No I don't think there's been any demonstration of Carberry losing interest in four-day cricket, and just because he had a below par season in 2012 it doesn't necessarily mean he wants to focus completely on LO cricket. I've read a couple of interviews with him where he states that he intends to improve his T20 cricket, and talks mainly about that rather than maintaining his usually high standards in the Championship. I'm sure he is professional enough to retain his four-day focus and get big runs, imo, he has to if Hants are to go up.

if anyone is interested im doing the telegraph fantasy cricket with a couple of mates. if any of you guys want to do a team your welcome to join the superleague we set up. just send me a message or post here and ill send you the league details.

Good old Yorksihre. Scaly's man out for four as well against Cambridge.

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if anyone is interested im doing the telegraph fantasy cricket with a couple of mates. if any of you guys want to do a team your welcome to join the superleague we set up. just send me a message or post here and ill send you the league details.

County Champions:Relegated from Division one:Promoted from Division two:Division two wooden spoon:40 over Champions:T20 Champions:Top runscorer in county championship(Trescothick excluded):Top wickettaker in county championship:Cricketer of the year:Young cricketer of the year:Failure:Batting at 6 in last test of the summer for England:A random event that will happen:

County Champions: SomersetRelegated from Division one: Worcestershire & DerbyshirePromoted from Division two: Lancs & KentDivision two wooden spoon: Leics40 over Champions: HampshireT20 Champions: SussexTop runscorer in county championship(Trescothick excluded): Not sure if Ballance batted at 3 and doesn't get an England call up him possibly, if not Hildreth is my nomineeTop wickettaker in county championship: Roland JonesCricketer of the year: TrescoYoung cricketer of the year: Bell DrummondFailure: Bopara Batting at 6 in last test of the summer for England: Collingwood if I'm allowed to hope Hildreth if I'm right about the run scoring.A random event that will happen: Bopara will fluke a hundred.

County Champions: WarwickshireRelegated from Division one: Durham, DerbyshirePromoted from Division two: Hampshire, LancashireDivision two wooden spoon: Gloucestershire40 over Champions: WarwickshireT20 Champions: HamsphireTop runscorer in county championship(Trescothick excluded): James HildrithTop wickettaker in county championship: Toby Roland-JonesCricketer of the year: James Hildrith (Chris Woakes if he doesn't play much for England)Young cricketer of the year: No clue. What age even constitutes as young?Failure: James TaylorBatting at 6 in last test of the summer for England: Joe RootA random event that will happen: A team will get 350 in the YB40

County Champions: MiddlesexRelegated from Division one: Derbyshire, Yorkshire Promoted from Division two: Lancashire, HampshireDivision two wooden spoon: Gloucestershire40 over Champions: SomersetT20 Champions: SussexTop runscorer in county championship(Trescothick excluded): Michael Carberry Top wickettaker in county championship: James Harris Cricketer of the year: Ben StokesYoung cricketer of the year: Shiv ThakorFailure: Ajmal Shahzad (Hope I am wrong) Batting at 6 in last test of the summer for England: Ben Stokes A random event that will happen: New Road will not get flooded. (please be a decent summer)

Fairly sure I predicted a couple of these last year, certainly the Stokes one. Have decided, without any evidence, that being sent home in the winter will have done him some good and that he will have a fantastic year.

Will be very interested to see how Will Vanderspar goes with the bat for Leeds/Bradford. He had massive wraps as a schoolboy at Eton but seems have fallen off the radar a little bit since then.

Another one worth noting is the first-class debut of Alex Hearne, ex-Dragon School, in his first year at Cambridge University, following five years of First XI cricket at Radley and three at our place. He's been on Essex's books for years, mind, so he might make a better fist of facing Tymal Mills than the rest of the students...